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Geographic
Education
At Western since 1971, Joseph Stoltman is currently
editor of Research in Geographic
Education, published in the United States, and
co-editor of International Research
in Geography and Environmental Education, published
in the United Kingdom. He was a member of the design and development
team and evaluator for Activities
and Readings in the Geography of the United States (ARGUS)
and the recently published Activities
and Resources for the Geography of the World (ARGWorld),
both NSF-supported projects of the Association of American Geographers.
Current research includes the analysis and mapping
of the impact of content standards
and statewide assessment on geography inclusion
and student geography achievement in Michigan. Beginning in 1997,
baseline data were collected by survey from Michigan school districts
regarding their instructional programs in geography. The State
content standards were introduced in 1998 and the initial statewide
testing of students in geography at the 4th, 8th, and 11th grades
began in February 1999. The survey data are being mapped and analyzed
relative to student performance on the Michigan
Educational Achievement Program (MEAP) assessments
and other curricular, socio-economic, and geographic criteria.
Service activities as President
of the Board of the Social Science Education Consortium,
Boulder, CO, and as a Member of the Commission on Geographic Education
of the International Geographical Union were recently concluded.
He serves on several standing committees of the National Council
for Geographic Education, including the nominations and honors
committees.
Currently, he serves as co-coordinator
of the Michigan Geographic Alliance, along with
Professor Michael Libbee of Central Michigan University. The Michigan
Alliance prides itself with having made both qualitative and quantitative
significant differences in the level of geography instruction
in both public and private schools in the State. Instructional
development projects have been a major focus. Along with Assistant
Professor Lisa DeChano of Western, a project to design a Michigan
Land Use Module for elementary social and science
instruction was funded in 2003 by the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality. In addition,
he has been a development team member for Global Voyager, an eleven
program video series on world geography produced by the Agency
for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN.
He directs the Master of Arts in Teaching Geography
degree program. He holds a joint appointment as a faculty member
in the Mallinson Institute for Science
Education. He serves as Ph.D. dissertation adviser
for students in earth science education as well as in the College
of Education.
The AAG, East Lakes
AAG, IGU, and NCGE have awarded honors to him
for his scholarly and professional work in geographic education.
He is a Fellow of the Grosvenor
Center for Geographic Education.
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